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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY,
5, 1903.
NO. 10.
History of Elko Lodge F. & A. M.
Written for tlie Home JouRtAr.
Bj notice of a dispensation
granted by Grand Master Max
Meyerhardt, ot the Grand Lodge
of Georgia, F. & A. M., to Past
Master Chas. E. Gilbert, brethren
J. H. Grace, J. H. Coffee, C. Pearce
and S. H. Maloue of Houston
Lodge No. 85, W. P. Bragg of
Mount Hope Lodge No. 9, and
John 1 T. Mims of Bryan Lodge
No. 388. These brothers assem
bled at Old Hickory Grove church
June 21, 1901, as Elko Lodge
on
U. D., and considered the peti
tions of eight candidates, .Dr. J.
0. Maun, William L. Means, Wil
liam 3. Murrow, J. H. Claris, C.
E. Eubanks, J. F. Houser, T. J.
Shinholster, and W. E. Means,
and set apart Friday night, July
5th, 1901 as time for next com
munication. At this time all the
above named candidates were reg
ularly initiated Entered Appren
tice masons in their turn. On
Friday night, July 19th, 1901,
they were all passed to the Fel
low Craft Degree, tpd J. L. Eu
banks and J. J. Smish were initi
ated entered apprentices. On Au
gust 19th, 1901, there assembled
about a hundred masons from dif
ferent parts of the state, among
them U. Y. Whipple,District Dep
uty/ Past-masters F. 0. Miller,
Me. Hamilton,J. D. Martin aud J
D. Marshall. Worshipful Mas
ters L. J. Burket, A. C. Riley,
aud T. J. Graham, who all ably*
assisted in. conferring the entered
apprentice degree upon G. D.
Fitzgerald, Felloworaft upon J.
L. Eubanks, and the Master’s De
gree upon the eight Fellowcrafts.
The wholi night was consumed in
the work and substantial refresh
ments were served, making the
whole one of the most noted as
well as enjoyable occasions known
in the history of Georgia mason
^0n October 11th, 1901, J. J.
Smith and G. D. Fitzgerald were
passed fellowcrafts aud J. S. Eu
banks was raised to the sublime
degree cf a master mason. On
October 25th, 1901, the entered
apprentice degree was conferred
upon N. W. H. Gilbert, Thus
ending the work of Elko Lodge
under dispensation, at Hickory
Grove. The Grand Lodge of Geor
gia at its session October 28-29,
1901, granted charter to Elko
Lodge to be known as Elko Lodge
No. 448 F. & A. M. at Elko, Ga.,
instead of Hickory Grove, and on
November 22nd the master’s de
gree was" conferred upon George
D. Fitzgerald. December 13th,
Worshipful Master A, C. Riley of
Perry, Ga,, being empowered by
Grand Master Meyerhardt brought
with him necessary assistance and
constituted Elko Lodge No. 443 in
due and ancient form, installing
the above named officers as regu
lar officers of the Lodge,
. It being time for election of offi
cers for the ensuing masonic year
ballots were taken and the follow
ing officers were elected; John
0. Mann, W. M. ;|W. E. Means, S
W.; J. H. Coffee, J. W.; 0. E.
Eubanks, Secretazy; J. H. Grace,
Treas.; W. S. Murrow,. S. D.; J.
H. Clark, J. D.; J. F. Houser, S
S.; J. L. Eubanks, J. S.; G. D.
Fitzgerald, Tyler; Wm. Means,
Chaplain,
The Elko Lodga will be under
everlasting gratitude to the mem
bers of Houston Lodge No. 35 of
Perry for the valuable and much
appreciated assistance rendered
her in the work of initiating,
passing and raising candidates
and the constitution of the Lodge
from its infancy to the present
time.
During the masonic year of
1902 there was added to Elko
Lodge by officiation Bpos. W. R.
Davis, Wm. Means and I. B. Ed
wards. Initiated D. C. Turren-
tine and W. D. Powell. Passed
N. W. H;, Gilbert, D. C. Turren-
I tine, and W. D. Powell, and rais
ed G. D. Fitzgerald, N. W. H.
Gilbert, D. C. Turrentine and W.
D. Powell.
A most enjoyable and profita
ble occasion in connection with
the histbry of Elko Lodge should
not be overlooked, and that is the
celebration of St. John Baptist
Day, June 24th, 1902, by having
its many friends and brethren
join them in public gathering
at the Elko warehouse, where was
served a bountiful supply of bar
becue and all that was necessary
for the satisfaction of the inner
men. Then repaird to the Bap
tist church, where a large and ap
preciative audience enjoyed the
exercises arranged for the occa
sion, especially the most excellent
address of Part Grand-master W.
A. Davis of Macon. Repairing to
the Lodge room, the wives aud
daughters’ degree was conferred
upon a large number of master
masons and 21 ladies.
At night, after an entertaining
address by Bro. F. 0. Miller of
Fort Vrtlley, side degrees were
conferred upon nearly every mem
ber of Elko Lodge, thus ending
the exeroises of the day.
Dec. 26th, 1902, being time for
election of officers for the mason-
io year of 1908, tffie following were
elected: J. 0. Mann, W. M.;J.
L. Eubanks, S. W.; J. H. Clark,
J. W.; C. E‘. Eubanks Seot’y,;
J. H. Grace, Treas; W. S. Mur-
fow, S. D.; J. F. Houser, J. D.;
W. D. Powell, S. S.; N. W.'H.
Gilbert, J. S.; J. H. Coffee, Ty
ler, and Rev. S. B. Edwards Chap
lain.
Friday night February 20th,,
1908, J. B, Hardison was initiated
into the mysteries of masonry,
taking the Entered Apprentice de
gree.
Elko “Dodge is looking forward
to a most prosperous and profita
ble year in its histdry in masonry.
A Member.
Democratic Fresidential Booms.
A Man aad His Children.
Those who are in daily touch
with Distriot Attorney Jerome say
that the secret of the way he
stands the strain of his strenuous
career is the complete relaxation
and keen enjoyment which he
finds' in his domestic life, says
the New York Times.
One morning recently, when the
reporters were waiting to quiz the
district attorney about the latest
developments in the gambling cru
sade, Mr. Jerome was telling with
huge enjoyment of one of his
children. Going into the nursery
for a romp with his youugsters
before starting for his office, he
found one of them with a sewing
machine oil can that Mr. Jerome
had used on a refractory hinge,
trying to lubricate the throat of a
pet oat.
“What are you doing?” asked
Mr. Jerome.
“Trying to stop the squeaks,”
replied the youthful Jerome.
Wasliinton Correspondence, 0. A. Edwards.
The leaders of the democratic
party in Washington are begin
ning to exhibit some interest in
the different booms for the presi
dential nomination on the demo
cratic ticket that are being turn-1
ed loose in several sections of the I
country. There is the Olney boom
which has started in Menphis,
Tenn., and is being nursed to keep
it warm by the Hon. .Tosiah Quin
cy, of Boston. Mr. Olney was in
the last Cleveland cabinet. He
was Attorney-General and then
Secretary of State. He is an able
man, as every one will admit, but
,he is about seventy years old. He
has always kept his democracy
on straight, but he did not tear
his clothes for the .ticket in ’90.
There is the Parker boom. Judge
Parker is chief judge of the New
York State Court of Appeals a|nd,
undoubtedly, is a good man and a
good democrat, but his only clitnn
to recognition is the fact that he
was elected to bis present position
by about 60.000 majority the year
following the big McKinley ma
jority in New York.
There is the Gorman boom. Sen
ator Gorman is looked upon here
as’one of the best political leaders
and strategists in the couutry, but
he has not been very strenuous
for the ticket during the last two
campaigns. He has done much
service for the party, however, and
he has many friends among the
leaders of the party.
The latest boom to be out loose
was that which former Governor
Budd, of California, let go in Co
lumbus, Ohio, a few days ago at
the big Jefferson-Jaokson-Liucoln
barbecue, when he named William
'Randolph Hearst as His ohoice.
The people of the country know
Mr. Hearst as one who, in 1896
and 1900, ably stood by the dem
ocratic party when the wealthy
men deserted. In the two cam
paigns he is said to have contrib
uted $200,000 to the democratic
cause. His Jeffersonian democ
racy is unquestioned. His phil
anthropy has often manifested it
self. He was elected to congress
last fall by an unprecedented ma
jority from New York.
0. R. Mann, Pres.
PEimElY, GcJK..
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R. L. Cater, V. Pres.
L. F. Cater, Cashier
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Directors—F. M. Houser, L. M. Paul, A. A. Smoak, J. N. Tuttle, 0. R. Mann
L. F. Cater, R. L. Cater.
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Cloaks, etc., will be sold for cash at reduced prices.
None better in the city.
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Colds Arc Dangerous.
How often you hear it remarked :
It’s only a cold,” and a few days
later learn that the man is on his
back with pneumonia. This is of
such common occurrence that a
cold, however slight, should not
be disregarded. Chamberlain’s
Gough Remedy counteracts any
tendency toward pneumonia. It
always cures and is pleasant to
take. Sold by all Druggists.
Lord Avebury of England
quoted as saying that “if munici
palities persist in embarking on
commercial undertakings, they
will, I am persuaded, increase
rates, check progress in scientific
discovery and strfle, if not de
stroy, that spirit of private enter
prise to which in the past our
commercial supremacy has been
mainly due.”
MESSRS. FRANK M. HOUSER,'-
H. T. BEALL
Tragedy Averted..
“Just in the nick of time our
little boy was saved,” writes Mrs.
W. Watkins of Pleasant City, 0.,
“Pneumopia had played havoc
with him and a terrible cough set
in. Doctors treated hjim, but he
grew worse every day. At length
we tried Dr, King’s New Disiovery
for Consumption and our darling,
was saved. He’s now sound and
well.” Everybody ought to know
it’s the only sure cure for Coughs.
Colds and all lung troubles. Guar
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Price 50c|and $1. Trial bottle free.
are with us, and will be
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especially glad to seive
Don’t wait, but call at once.
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559 CHERRY STREET.
MACON. GEORGIA
either need a Stove or a Range? jlf
so, I can fill your order and guaran
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A gavel made out of a piece of
the old mulberry tree which stood
on the bank of St. Mary’s river,
and under which Leonard Calvert
held his first conference with the
Indians, has been presented to
the Maryland Chapter of the
Daughters of the War of 1812.
The "ten great inventors selected
to be subjects for statues in the
Colonnade of the Industries Build
ing at the St. Louis Exposition
are Howe, Fulton, Bessemer,
Chickering, Clark, Ericsson,
Watt, Colt, Hoe nad Goodyear.
National Steel Ranges (uSs d tfe u B ,)
Excelsior Stoves and Ranges,
New Enterprise Stoves,
Grand Oak Stoves (jist of furniture,
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Brorno Quinine
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mopey if it fgilfl to cure. E. W.
r*~~rra’a airmnf.nro nn «nr>h
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My fall stock of Crockery and Housefurninnings is eyen
moie complete than it has been heretofore.
Grove’s signature on eachbox.25c.
7-15 inch oven with full"!
list of furniture, $8.50.J
WILLINGHAM, JR
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